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Writing

Depending on IQ and other cognitive abilities, people with intellectual or cognitive impairments may not be able to write, spell, sign documents, or otherwise communicate through written word. Options to accommodate include:

• Provide templates or forms to prompt information requested
• Allow verbal response instead of written response
• Allow typed response instead of written response
• Use voice input on computer
• Use spell-check on computer
• Use a scribe to write the employee’s response
• Provide ample space on forms requiring written response